There are 2 locations for early packet pickup on Friday the 9th: at KEN COMBS RUNNING STORE from noon to 4 pm EST and at QUEST OUTDOORS from 5 pm to 8 pm EST. QUEST OUTDOORS will be having their FREE pre-race pasta dinner again this year at their store location at 4600 Shelbyville Rd in the Shelbyville Road Plaza in Louisville -- all runners are welcome.
Packet pickup & late registration on race morning will start around 7 am EST at the Horine Center at the FINISH area. There are a limited number of race buffs in the packets for the 50k & 15 mile runners only.
Flagging will be orange this year. Trail junctions will be marked with several flags & major junctions will also have signs or a volunteer on site. Intermediate flagging is spaced approx. 200 to 300 feet along the entire course.
As of this morning, the FORECAST for the race is for temps to be in the 40's & a chance of rain. Currently, the trails are pretty wet from the half inch rain last night. Streams are still low.
On the Blue Trail on the 15m/50k course at the dam earlier this morning:
A traffic note for those traveling thru Fairdale on the way to the race: The dog-legged (offset) intersection in Fairdale was replaced by a traffic circle last summer. Your GPS probably won't show the new traffic pattern and since the new road signs are difficult to see, the best advice I can give you is: get on the road with the brick building (fire station) -- that's Mitchell Hill Road that will lead you to Holsclaw Hill Road & the race start.
Have Fun & Good Luck!
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4 comments:
Are runner's family members allowed to pay to partake in the pasta dinner at Quest?
I would call Quest, 502-290-4589. I don't believe they'll be asking anyone to have to pay.
Are we allowed to switch distances prior to starting the race in the morning? Thanks!
Yes. If you're in the 50k, you can drop to the 15m during the race -- just let them know at the 50k/15m split, head to the finish & more importantly, tell the timer you dropped down. Whether you change before or during, your result will be posted under the correct distance by both Headfirst Performance & Ultrasignup. However, I don't know how Ultrasignup will view the distance you originally signed up for if you registered thru them online -- DNS? DNF? -- if they list it at all. They have their own policy about recording DNSs & DNFs.
With a big thaw today, it is M-U-D-D-Y!! I'm sure there will be other runners that will want to drop down.
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